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The Indian Residential School Settlement
Agreement is in the final stages...
Personal Credits for Personal or
Group Education Services
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Historical Overview • Indian Residential School Settlement
Agreement – Benefits & Governance Structure • Demographics of First Nations IRS Students • CEP Designated Fund Current Process • One Time Personal Credit Process • Notice Plan • Truth & Reconciliation Commission • Independent Assessment Process • Health Supports • Additional Information & Contacts
IRSSA – Personal Credit Overview
Historical Overview
Settlement Benefits $1.9 billion dollars was available for “common experience”
payments (CEP) for former students who lived at eligible Indian Residential Schools;
Independent Assessment Process (IAP) allowed those who suffered sexual or serious physical abuses, or other abuses that caused serious psychological effects to proceed in an alternative process for claims;
$125 million was allocated to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation for healing programs;
$60 million was allocated for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to contribute to truth, healing & reconciliation.
$20 million was allocated for national and community commemorative projects.
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Governance Structure
National Administration
Committee (NAC)
• Mandated to ensure proper implementation of the Approval Orders and consider appeals to the CEP.
• AFN representative is Kathleen Mahoney
IAP Oversight Committee
• Monitors the implementation of the IAP and makes recommendations to the NAC on changes to the IAP as necessary to ensure effectiveness.
• AFN representative is Paul Favel
IRS Secretariat
• Adjudicates all IAP eligible claims.
• Ensures health supports are available before, during and after hearings.
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The IRSSA was approved in 9 court jurisdictions. The courts approved Crawford Class Action Services to monitor Canada’s compliance with the IRSSA.
Demographics of First Nations IRS Students
77,111 eligible former IRS students were paid the CEP. – 69.48% (45,814) live on reserve. – 30.52% (20,126) live off reserve.
72.1% of the former IRS students are from the western provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
The AFN IRS Team facilitated an effective and
efficient outreach notice on the IRSSA in 2005 as well as an IAP outreach service in 2012.
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Current Process
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CEP Surplus provides one time Personal Credit
The balance of the audited CEP Designated Amount
Fund is more than $40 million, therefore all eligible CEP recipients may apply to receive Personal Credits for either personal or group education purposes to a maximum value of $3,000 per person (no cash value).
The Personal Credits are only redeemable for education or group services provided by education entities or groups pursuant to terms and conditions.
October 31, 2013, courts approved the terms and
conditions of the Personal Education Credit Program.
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Personal Credit Options
Eligible former IRS students who received the CEP qualify for a one time $3,000 personal credit for personal educational use;
OR Eligible former IRS students may wish to
transfer their personal credit to certain family member(s);
OR Eligible former IRS students may pool their
personal credits to a group education service.
Note - Certain family members of deceased eligible former IRS students may qualify for personal education credits.
Family member means
Spouse Child Grandchild Parent Grandparent Sibling A person who was cohabitating with the CEP
recipient at least one year immediately before his or her death
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Education Program Options Educational Programs and Services eligible for Personal Education Credits include (but are not limited to):
Recognized Formal Education Institutions – Schools - First Nations or Métis elementary and secondary (K-
12) – Post Secondary Institutions including:
• Universities and Colleges; • Indigenous Institutes of Higher Learning (IIHL’s); • Technical Institutes, Trade or Training schools; • Essential skills courses such as life-skills, literacy,
numeracy, parenting, computer skills, job finding skills, etc.
Indigenous Education and Cultural Training – Early Childhood education centres or early years programs 0-6
yrs; – Projects or services related to the preservation, reclamation,
development or understanding of native identities, histories, cultures, or languages.
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Group Process Options Process
Credits may be used towards Indigenous cultural training projects.
Credits can be pooled to expand and enhance local language or cultural retention programs including traditional knowledge and courses taught by elders.
Sample Programming
Indigenous educational or cultural institutions including First Nations schools, Friendship Centres, and cultural centres.
Community based programs such as: culture camps, language courses, on-the-land activities including hunting, trapping, fishing, etc.. 12
Steps to redeem Personal Credits
• Crawford Class Action mailed January 2014.
• Complete and mail to Crawford Class Action by midnight October31, 2014. Crawford issues a Redemption form.
Personal Acknowledgement Form
• Education Entity returns redemption form postmarked by midnight December 1, 2014.
• Crawford recommends for payment to AANDC.
Redemption Form Process – CEP claimant takes to Education Entity
• AANDC, as trustee, verifies and approves payment. Payment Issuance
• Crawford issues cheques to Education entities.
• Education Entity or group delivers service to CEP recipient.
Crawford pays Education Entities
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Deadline Reminder Application Personalized Personal Credits Acknowledgement
forms were mailed out January 2014 Deadlines October 31, 2014 (midnight)
– Deadline for CEP Recipient to submit Personal Acknowledgement Form
December 1, 2014 9(midnight)
– Deadline for Education Entity or Group to submit Redemption Form
Notice Plan, Communications & Outreach
Hilsoft
Hilsoft will publicize an extensive notice plan
Notices to be provided in: - 11 TV networks - 39 publications - 94 campuses - 120 transit shelters 5 language groups Health Supports available
through Resolution Health Support Workers.
Communications & Outreach
Crawford Class Actions will mail out Acknowledgement and administer Redemption Form process.
AFN will have 4 full time
Community Liaisons, and a communications/outreach plan to assist with redemption of Personal Education Credits.
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Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Mandate Interim report issued in
February, 2013
Six out of seven national events completed including BC in September, 2013
Final event scheduled for Edmonton, Alberta March 27-30, 2014
Extension TRC received an
extension to June 30, 2015
Main focus will be document collection and final report writing
TRC continues legal proceedings to ensure access to records
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Independent Assessment Process (IAP)
For more information, claimants may contact:
Independent
Assessment Process Toll-free Info Line 1-877-635-2648
37,874 applications at September 19, 2012 deadline
23,661 claims resolved
$2,123 B paid out in settlements
IAP hearings & settlements expected to 2017 / 2018
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Health Supports
The objectives of Health Canada’s Support Program are to:
Ensure that eligible former IRS students and their families have access to emotional health and wellness support services while proceeding through implementation of the agreement.
Provide referrals to cultural supports and guidance by
Elders during all phases of the IRS Settlement Agreement including Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events as well as the Personal Education Credit process.
Refer former IRS students to other support services, as
required, such as counselling services.
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For More Information and to
Access Health Supports
Call the
National Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419
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Additional Information You can get a copy of the
Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement and review the terms of the
Personal Education Credit Program at:
Website
www.residentialschoolsettlement.ca
Or by Calling:
1-866-343-1858